Minnesota's Greatest Generation

Beach at Lake Harriet, Minneapolis

City lakes offered relief from summer heat to residents throughout the metro area. Emily Day's family drove to the lakes to cool off before Richfield had a pool of its own. This photograph shows the beach on the north side of Lake Harriet in Southwest Minneapolis.

Creator: Norton & Peel
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
Date: 1958
Identifer: location Norton & Peel 253772

Beach at Lake Harriet, Minneapolis